Electric-box connection.



H WARD. LTRIGOX GONNECTION. APPLIOATIQH FILED lNov. 2, 1910.

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Patented 001113,1914.

l' Fig. 2 is a side View looking upwardlyat UNIT-nn erariale-'PATENT OFFICE.'

FREDERICK H. WARE, F BROKLYN, NEW YRK.

ELECTRIC-BOX CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters atent. l

Patented. Oct. 13, 1914.

Application filed November 2., 1910. Serial No. 590,391.

To all whom it may cui/oem Be it known that I, FREDERICK I-I. WARD,

-a citizen-f the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented.4 certain 4new and useful Improvements in Electric-Box Connections, of which the following is a specilic'ation, reference -being had 4therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in electric boX connections, and has particular reference to yand is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in combination' with what is generally lmown 'in the trade as,

outlet boxes* In Figure 1, I have shown in plan view artly in section and lon the line 1-1 of ig. 2, an outlet boX with aconnector illus- `trating one application of my invention.

Fig. 1, alsopartly in cross section and on the'line 2-f2 of Fig. l.

isa suitable connector which may be made integralwitli or secured to the outlet boXA Lgf-providing inlet thereto and is-provided with a binder such as the screw `14: which penetrates the connector at one side of the longitudinal center of the bore thereof. The connector 20 is preferably formed integrally with the box land instead vvof having cylindrical bore is preferably pro- `vided with tapered or curved opposite sides as shown so that spiral armored .conduits y such as 17 and conduits of differentdiametersmay be introduced thereinto and may be forced betweenthe curved or tapered walls bymth binding screw .14 the sideo which is forced into friction'al engagement with the side oi and securely holds said conduit in position.

Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In combination with an electric outlet box, a spiral armored conduit adapted to be secured therein, said boX having an inlet -for said conduit andascrew to bind said conduit within said inlet, said screw adapted'toenter said inlet at one' side of its longitudinal center, said inlet larger at one side, said screw adapted to force said conduit to the smaller side of said inlet whereby the side of said screw and the side of said conduit are forced into frictional engagement.

2. In combination with an' electric outlet box, a spiral armored conduit adapted to be secured therein, said box having an inlet for said conduit, and a screw to bind said conduit within said inlet, said screw adapted to enter said inlet at one side of its logit-udinal center,-y 

